Make no bones about it: Taking care of your bones while young, through proper diet, exercise and lifestyle modifications, helps to ensure healthy, strong bones in the future.

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Kathleen Back Brady

Make no bones about it: Taking care of your bones while young, through proper diet, exercise and lifestyle modifications, helps to ensure healthy, strong bones in the future.

Women are more likely to develop osteoporosis (porous bones) than men due to smaller and thinner bones. Estrogen protects bones in younger women but decreases with menopause. Since osteoporosis puts you at risk for broken or fractured bones, take steps to prevent osteoporosis. If you maintain good habits, you can build your bones - starting now!

Puneet Kumar, M.D. of Edison, NJ, said that as a start, women should avoid ...